John Ferritto

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John E. Ferritto (b. 1937) is an American composer, conductor, and music professor.

He holds an M.M. degree from Yale University. He teaches music theory and composition at Kent State University, where he is the coordinator of the Composition Seminar and schedules concerts of the New Music Ensemble as well as student composers' concerts.

He is Conductor Laureate and former Music Director of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra in Springfield, Ohio.

Ferritto is married to the violist Marcia Ferritto.

[edit] Selected works

  • Quattro madrigali, Op. 5, for baritone, alto flute, and bass clarinet
  • Canzone for unaccompanied viola, Op. 8
  • Omaggio a Berio e Fellini, Op. 11, for orchestra
  • String Quartet, Op. 21 (1988)
  • Concerto fiori, for oboe and strings, Op. 25 (for Sara Bloom)
  • Dialogues I, Op. 33, for marimba and string quartet
  • Dialogues II, Op. 34, for alto saxophone and string quartet
  • Woodwind Quintet, Op. 38, for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon

[edit] Recordings

  • 1974 - Ferritto, John. Oggi. New York: Composers Recordings.


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